What a Difference a Day Makes

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DAY 2 OF THE VOYAGE


Departure from Whitehorse was at noon . The day crisp and clear for our longest flight of 9 ½ hours to Japan. No better way to fly than Icelandic Air . Can’t say enough about their very special service.
Big excitement occurred today as we crossed the International Date Line. It was quite a thrill. Champagne was served , the captain announced a New Year’s eve countdown and pouf…..just like that , we were in another time zone. At precisely 3:00 pm on Tues. Nov. 6th, it was no longer Tuesday and no longer three in the afternoon. It was now Wednesday, Dec 7th at 11:00 am. Le Temps perdu ….so now we have lost a day (actually it was a 20 hour leap), which we slowly will regain as we continue our westward journey.
Of interest during our flight was a refuelling stop in Petropavloski (we hadn’t heard of it either).This small Russian ( Siberian really ) outpost is an active military base reminiscent of James Bond spy movies.
Spectacular scenery , mountain ranges resembling peaked meringue, (and check out the smoke rising from a semi- active volcano.)


Meanwhile, whenever we land, it’s going to be hard to figure out if we are hungry , or tired …or coming or going !
Next stop....Kyoto

We made it.....Arrival at Kansai International Airport Osaka.
Ultra modern, clean efficient airport, spectacular design by Italian architect Lorenzo Piaza, built on a man-made island . Last photo is a picture of Lindsay at Starbucks . We have been awake for 20 hours now so we need a good java jolt to get us to Kyoto where hopefully we will be back to real time.
We'll update you from Kyoto

Love to you all
Hugs, Lindsay and MaryEllen
XXXOOO

PS. Thanks to Carol and Sherri for your emails to us. Keep those cards and letters coming!

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Photos

Boarding in snowy Yukon
That's MaryEllen on the left

Passing the Passage
Vast mountain range

Petropavlovski's Semi active Volcano
Check out the smoke

Boris and Natasha maybe?
We remained onboard as Officials watched the refueling..not much to do here I guess

Skohlka ehta syoyit? (How much?)
Will that be cash or charge?

Over the Bering Straits
Kyoto here we come

Heading into Kyoto
It's a new day Made in Japan

In Osaka at last
Do we look tired, but excited?

Starbucks at the Osaka Airport
Decaf fix for the one hour drive to Kyoto from beautiful Kansai airport in Osaka

Comments

[sharon]

what a way to travel
can just imagine the excitement this is what a journey is about living the dream thru your blog have you found your first hair salon yet? my concern would only be the hair colour but i guess a between colour stick would have to do oh yeh and nails but by now u r staying in some luxury hotels that will take care of that are there any spin classes on boaard your luxury "barneymobile" (didnt the Flintstones have a private means of transport)? so how many nights do u get in a hotel? this trip is one i could only dream of or read about so carry on w the blog and travel safe sharon